Laflin, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Bollinger County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Name origin: Sylvester M. Laflin

Geography

• Located at the end of Route U northeast of Leopold
• Latitude: 37°16'37" N   (+37.2769)
• Longitude: 89°53'18" W   (-89.8883)
• Elevation: 396 feet above sea level
• Public Land Survey: T. 30 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 12-13
• Civil township: Lorance

As the crow flies, Laflin is...

• 2.5 miles NE of Leopold
• 3.3 miles W of Crump
• 5.2 miles SE of Marble Hill
• 5.7 miles NW of Whitewater
• 6.1 miles N of Drum
• 6.2 miles SW of Gravel Hill
• 6.3 miles N of Glennon
• 7.7 miles SW of Burfordville
• 8.2 miles E of Glenallen
• 8.3 miles NW of Allenville
• 18.9 miles W of Cape Girardeau
• 94.7 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for Sylvester M. Laflin, a director of the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad.